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CURRENT AFFAIRS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. Indian commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma has recently said that India is committed to take the Doha round to a successful conclusion.What is Doha round about? a. Trade negotiations b. Nuclear treaty c. Oil accord d. Peace negotiations 2. What is the name of the cyclone that has hit Fiji recently? a. Katrina b. Tomas c. Puppet d. Swath 3. India is planning to hold highlevel talks with many stake holders to solve the Afghan problem. Identify latest country it is holding talks with? a. Pakistan b. The US c. Germany d. Iran 4. Cardinal Sean Brady, head of a Catholic Church, has been accused for his role in the child abuse scandal. Which country does he belong to? a. Ireland b. Switzerland c. Italy d. Lebanon 5. Varun Gandhi has been made an offi ce-bearer in BJP's new team of leaders. What is his post? a. Vice resident b. General secretary c. Secretary d. None of the above

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CURRENT AFFAIRS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Indian commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma has recently said that India is committed to take the Doha round to a successful conclusion.What is Doha round about? a. Trade negotiationsb. Nuclear treatyc. Oil accordd. Peace negotiations2. What is the name of the cyclone that has hit Fiji recently?a. Katrinab. Tomasc. Puppetd. Swath3. India is planning to hold highlevel talks with many stake holders to solve the Afghan problem. Identify latest country it is holding talks with?a. Pakistanb. The USc. Germanyd. Iran4. Cardinal Sean Brady, head of a Catholic Church, has been accused for his role in the child abuse scandal. Which country does he belong to?a. Irelandb. Switzerlandc. Italyd. Lebanon5. Varun Gandhi has been made an offi ce-bearer in BJP's new team of leaders. What is his post?a. Vice residentb. General secretaryc. Secretaryd. None of the above6. A shoot-out recently took place at a famous science research centre in India. Which organisation is it?a. BARCb. ISROc. TIFRd. IISc7. Whose court martial has been initiated in Sri Lanka?a. Rienzi Arsakularathne

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b. Mahinda Rajapaksac. Sarath Fonsekad. Jagath Jayasurya8. Which Bill was deferred at the last moment from being placed in the Lok Sabha by the government due to stiff opposition by all opposition parties?a. Women's Reservation Billb. Civil Liability for NuclearDamage Billc. Finance Billd. SC/ST Reservation(Amendment) Bill9. Which Bill has been cleared by the cabinet to be introduced in the Parliament?a. Women's Reservation Billb. Civil Liability for NuclearDamage Billc. Foreign EducationalInstitutions Billd. Finance Bill10. India's Prithvi missile missed to reach its target height in what is seen as a big setback to putting in place a credible ballistic missile defence (BMD) shield. What height was Prithvi supposed touch?a. 120 kmb. 110 kmc. 125 kmd. 93 km11. Violent protests are going on in Thailand with the call for an immediate dissolution of the House of Representatives and fresh elections. Who is the prime minister of Thailand?a. Thaksin Shinawatrab. Abhisit Vejjajivac. Prem Tinsulanondad. Bhumibol Adulyadej12. Which state inaugurated its world's fi rst green legislature building?a. Manipurb. Keralac. Uttar Pradeshd. Tamil Nadu13. Which political leader has apprehended that the male presence in Parliament and State Assemblies would become negligible in the next 10 years?

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a. Lalu Prasad yadavb. Myawatic. Mulayam Singh Yadavd. Varun Gandhi14. Country to build two reactors at Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu is?a. Russiab. Francec. Japand. Kazakhastan15. Which country has shown its desire to build high-speed rail links with India?a. Bhutanb. Chinac. Pakistand. Nepal

16. David Coleman Headley has pleaded guilty in the US court for all 12 charges against him. Which country, other than India, fi gures in these 12 counts of terror charges?a. Pakistanb. Afghanistanc. Denmarkd. The US17. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray came under attack for calling Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus by its old English name Victoria Terminus. When was VT changed to CST?a. 1950b. 1965c. 1992d. 199618. Which international body is providing India US$ 1.05 billion for expanding the reach of primary schools and improving the quality of engineering education?a. International MonetaryFundb. World Bankc. United NationsDevelopment Fundd. Ford Foundation

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19. Cheraw, the Bamboo Dance, of which Indian state has made it to the Guinness Book of Records on account of the largest dance ensemble in the world?a. Assamb. Himachal Pradeshc. Chhatisgarhd. Mizoram20. Which international music band has turned fi fty this year?a. The Beatlesb. Backstreet Boysc. Pink Floydd. Dire Straights21. Saina Nehwal recently touched her all time high by gaining a good position in World Rankings.What is her rank?a. 3rdb. 5thc. 1std. 7th22. The indian team showed dismal performance in 2010 Hero Honda Hockey World Cup. Who coached India?a. Pablo Lombib. Shahid Ali Khanc. Markus Weised. Jose Brasa23. Left parties have announced a 'jail bharo' campaign against rising prices. Which date is set for the launch?a. April 7b. April 8c. April 9d. April 1024. With relation to whcih case has the Gujarat CM Narendra Modi be summoned by the Special Ivestigation Team investigating Gujarat riots of 2002?a. Murder of Ehsan Jaffreyb. Best Bakeryc. Naroda Patia massacred. Media's role during andafter the riots25. Australia won the fi nal of Hero Honda Hockey World Cup. Which country did it play against?a. Argentina

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b. Indiac. Pakistand. Germany26. A new Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre has been opened in ....a. Dhakab. Jaffnac. Karachid. Kathmandu27. After becoming brand ambassador of Gujarat, Amitabh Bachchan has agreed to promote ....a. Tamil Nadub. MP tourismc. Kerala tourismd. Incredible India campaign28. On what ground did Trinamool Congress chief Mamta Banerjee abstained from the vote on Women's Reservation Bill?a. Demanding sub-quota for the OBCsb. Demanding sub-quota for the women employees of the railwaysc. Demanding quota in Rajya Sabha as welld. Demanding quota in jobs too29. After a bad show in Australia by the Pakistan Cricket team,two of the players, Younus Khan and ..., have been banned from the national cricket team.a. Mohammad Yousufb. Rana Naved-ul-Hasanc. Shoaib Malikd. Shahid Afridi30. Who has been named as the most infl uential person in Indian sports in the annual Sports Illustrated (SI) Power List?a. Mahendra Singh Dhonib. Sachin Tendulkarc. Abhinav Bindrad. Sania Mirza

31. Identify the fi rst technician who ... has been awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke award at the 56th National Film Awards (2008)?a. Anirudh Roy Choudharyb. VK Murthyc. Neeraj Pandeyd. Ronnie Screwwala

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32. The Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha with 191 member in favour and one in opposition. Who was the lone naysayer?a. Mulayam Singh Yadavb. Sharad Joshic. Krishna Tirathd. Akhtar Shri Kamal33. For which movie did Kathryn Bigelow get the Oscar for best director becoming the fi rst woman to receive this award?a. Avatarb. Inglorious Basterdsc. Preciousd. The Hurt Locker34. At which place in Sri Lanka is India planning to open an additional Consulate?a. Kandyb. Kilinochic. Jaffnad. Columbo35. The fi rst all-women crew fl ight of Air India fl ew from Mumbai to ... on March 8, 2010, the 100th International Women's Day.a. New Yorkb. Londonc. Tokyod. Brasilia36. Which famous Hollywood actress won the worst-actress prize by the Razzies this year for her performance in 'All about Steve'a. Sandra Bullockb. Penelope Cruzc. Julia Robertsd. Kate Winslet37. Which country's citizenship has been offered to MF Hussain?a. Qatarb. Iranc. Bangladeshd. Saudi Arabia38. Which US offi cial had to apologise for any misunderstanding arising from the remarks he made, suggesting that Indians were not targeted in the February 26 suicide attacks in Kabul?a. Timothy Roemerb. Hillary Clinton

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c. Richard Holbrooked. David Mulford39. How much quota has Ram Vilas Paswan, president, Lok Janshakti Party, has demanded for the Muslims in government jobs?a. 20 per centb. 10 per centc. According to proportion in population at national leveld. According to population in each state40. Which country has launched a year-long "Festival of India"?a. Thailandb. Canadac. Australiad. China

41. Which Latin American country has said that it differs with the US on its position on Iran?a. Argentinab. Venezualac. Brazild. Chile42. An Indian Navy aircraft participating in an aerobatic display as part of the India Aviation 2010 exhibition at the ... airport crashed into a building in the densely populated Bowenpally locality in Andhra Pradesh.a. Shamsbadb. Secundrabadc. Vizagd. Begumpet43. Who has Sir Garfi eld Sobers, the former West Indies Cricket team captain, rated as the best batsman of all times?a. Imran Khanb. Sunil Gavaskarc. Allan Borderd. Brian Lara44. Which city of Karnataka was recently closed for the outsiders following rioting and violence?a. Shimogab. Aiholec. Chicmagalurd. Chitradurga45. Which US offi cial is on a tour of Latin America to boost US' image there?

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a. Barak Obamab. Hillary Clintonc. Joe Bidend. Sarah Palin46. Which Afghan city became a hotbed of news after a bomb blast in which many Indians were targetted?a. Kandharb. Kabulc. Jalalabadd. Herat47. Which British-Asian fi lmmaker has been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the South Asian Cinema Foundation (SACF) for making fi lms like 'India! My India!'?a. Meera Nairb. Deepa Mehtac. Lavleen Tondond. Yavar Abbas48. To which country has India sent members of Assam Rifl es under the aegis of United Nations?a. Bosniab. Chilec. Fijid. Haiti49. The World Expo 2010 where Indian pavalion's design will be inspired by the Sanchi stupa will be held at?a. Dubaib. Shanghaic. Romed. Muscat50. Which party has Minister V Sathiyamoorthy, formr AIADMK minister, has joined?a. DMKb. Congressc. BJPd. RJD

ANSWERS:

1. a. Trade negotiations

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2. b. Tomas3. d. Iran4. a. Ireland5. c. Secretary6. b. ISRO7. c. Sarath Fonseka8. b. Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill9. c. Foreign Educational Institutions Bill10. b. 110 km11. b. Abhisit Vejjajiva12. d. Tamil Nadu13. c. Mulayam Singh Yadav14. a. Russia15. b. China16. c. Denmark17. d. 199618 b. World Bank19. d. Mizoram20. a. The Beatles21. b. 5th22. d. Jose Brasa23. b. April 824. a. Murder of Ehsan Jaffrey25. d. Germany26. a. Dhaka27. c. Kerala tourism28. c. Demanding quota in Rajya Sabhaas well29. a. Mohammad Yousuf30. b. Sachin Tendulkar31. b. VK Murthy32. b. Sharad Joshi33. d. 'The Hurt Locker'34. c. Jaffna35. a. New York36. a. Sandra Bullock37. a. Qatar38. c. Richard Holbrooke39. b. 10 per cent40. d. China

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41. c. Brazil42. d. Begumpet43. b. Sunil Gavaskar44. a. Shimoga45. b. Hillary Clinton46. b. Kabul47. d. Yavar Abbas48. d. Haiti49. b. Shanghai

50. a. DMK

CURRENT AFFAIRS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1) Corporation tax: (c)a. is a direct tax and it is levied by the State Governments.b. is a indirect tax and it is levied by the State Governments.c. is a direct tax and it is levied by the Union Government.d. is a indirect tax and it is levied by the Union Government.e. is a indirect tax and it is levied by both the Union Government and State Governments.2) Which of the following constitute the World Bank Group? (d)A. International Bank for Recon-struction and Development (IBRD)B.International Development Asso-ciation(IDA)C. International Finance Corpora-tion(IFC)D. International Centre for Settle-ment of Investment Disputes-(ICSID)E. International Monetary Fund-(IMF)a. A, C and Eb. C, D and Ec. D, E and Ad. A, B, C and De. A, B, C, D and E3) The cause of Inflation is: a. decrease in money supply and rise in production (b)b. increase in money supply and fall in productionc. decrease in money supplyd. rise in productione. None of these4) Which of the following is an award presented by the government of India for excellence in sports coaching? (c)

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a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award b) Arjuna Awardc) Dronacharya Awardd) Dhyan Chand Awarde) Dadasaheb Phalke Award5) Which of the following countries co-hosting the world cup cricket 2011? (c)a) India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladeshb) Pakistan, India and Bangladeshc) India, Sri Lanka and Bangladeshd) India, Sri Lanka and Pakistane) India and Pakistan6) In which country is Dubai Located? (b)a) Saudi Arabiab) United Arab Emiratesc) Irand) Iraqe) Oman7) Wall Street, which is associated with stock market, is located in? (e)a) Londonb) Tokyoc) Berlind) Mumbaie) None of these8) Which of the following is a public sector undertaking?a) Wipro (d)b) Reliancec) Hindalcod) HALe) HCL Technologies9) Currently, how many countries are members of the European Union (EU)?a) 25 (c) b) 26c) 27 d) 28e) 2910) Arcelor Mittal, the largest steel producing company in the world, based in? (b)a) Londonb)Luxembourgc) Romed) Mumbaie) New York11) Peso is currency of which country? (e)

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a) Japanb) Brazilc) Chinad) South Koreae) Argentina12) Which country is the largest producer of Tea? (e)a) Sri Lankab) USAc) Brazild) Cubae) India13) "Nestle" is an MNC, deals in? (c)a) Autob) Textilec) Food processingd) Soft Drinkse) Pharmaceutical14) Who declares the "Credit Policy" of India? (b)a) Ministry of Financeb) Reserve Bank of Indiac) Planning Commissiond) Finance Commissione) National Development Council15) What is current rate of SLR by RBI? (b)a) 20%b) 24%c) 25%d) 26%e) None of these16) Gaganjeet Bhullar is associated with? (e)a) Cricketb) Chessc) Footballd) Badmintone) Golf17) Which team won their maiden Ranji Trophy title for the first time in 77 years?a) Baroda (b)b) Rajasthanc) Karnatakad) Kerala

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e) Punjab18) Vijay Merchant Trophy is associated with? (a)a) Cricketb) Golfc) Footballd) Hockeye) None of these19) Novak Djokovic, the winner of Australian Open 2011 Men's Singles, belongs to?a) USA (e)b) Germanyc) UKd) Francee) Serbia20) Kim Clijsters, the winner of Australian Open 2011 Women's Singles, belongs to? (d)a) Franceb) Germanyc) USAd) Belgiume) None of these21) Pohang Steel Company (POSCO) is belongs to?a) China (e)b) Japanc) Germanyd) USAe) South Korea22) The re-elected President of Tanzania? (a)a) Jakaya Kikweteb) Robert Mugabec) Morgan Tsvangiraid) Jacob Zumae) Kgalema Motlanthe23) "Makers of Modern India" is a book written by? (b)a) Arvind Adigab) Ramchandra Guhac) Vikram Sethd) Chetan Bhagate) None of these24) One-rupee currency notes bear the signature of? (d)

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a) Finance Minister of Indiab) Governor of RBIc) President of Indiad) Finance Secretary of Indiae) Prime Minister of India25) What is the animal on the insignia of the RBI? (e)a) Lionb) Tigerc) Elephantd) Cowe) Panther26) Which of the following is the Bankers Bank in India? (c)a) SBIb) Ministry of Financec) RBId) IDBIe) ICICI Bank27) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was set-up in? (d)a) 1935b) 1955c) 1964d) 1982e) 199428) Which of the following is the premier export finance institution of the country, set up in 1982? (e)a) IDBI Bankb) HDFC Bankc) ICICI Bankd) AXIS Banke) Exim Bank29) Excise duties are taxes on?a) Import of commodities (d)b) Export of commoditiesc) Sale of commoditiesd)Production of commo ditiese) None of these30) Which of the following is not a direct tax? (c)a) Corporation taxb) Income tax

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c) Sales taxd) Wealth taxe) Gift tax31) Which of the following is an international prize presented annually by the King of Norway to one or more outstanding mathe-maticians? (e)a) Nobel Prizeb) Templeton Prizec) Pritzker Prized) Ramon Magsaysay Awarde) Abel Prize32) The winner of Abel Prize for 2011? (a)a) John Willard Milnorb) Robert G. Edwardsc) Mario Vargas Llosad) Liu Xiaoboe) None of these33) Which of the following is a direct tax? (e)a) Excise Dutyb) Sales Taxc) Custom Dutyd) Service Taxe) Income Tax34) Dalal Street is at? (e)a) New Delhib) New Yorkc) Shanghaid) Londone) Mumbai35) The Headquarters of IMF is in? (e)a) New Yorkb) Genevac) Manilad) Brusselse) Washington DC,.36) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (e)a) West Bengal: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjeeb)Kerala: V.S. Achuthanandanc)Tamil Nadu: M. Karunanidhid) Assam: Tarun Kumar Gogoie) Puducherry: Ramesh Pokhriyal

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37) The Finance Commission is appointed every _____ years or earlier? (a)a) 5b) 7c) 8 d) 9e) 1038) IRDA stands for ? (c)a)Indian Rural Develo pment Authorityb) Inter Rural Development Associationc) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authorityd)Integrated Rural Development Authoritye) None of these39) Which among the following is Oldest? (a)a) IDBIb) EXIM BANKc) NABARDd) NHBe) SIDBI40) Which among the following is Oldest? (a)a) RBIb) SEBIc) TRAId) IRDAe) None of these41) From which date Banks had implemented the base rate system? (a)a) July 1, 2010b) August 1, 2010c) September 1, 2010d) October 1, 2010e) January 1, 201142) Which scheme was launched for the Development of rural India through irrigation, Water supply, Housing, Road, Telephone and electricity?a) NREGS (d) b) JNNURMc) Rajiv Awas Yojnad) Bharat Nirmane) None of these43) Which of the following prize is often been described as the "Mathematician's Nobel prize"? (e)a) Man Booker Prizeb) Pulitzer Prize

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c) Grammy Awardd) Oscar Awarde) Abel Prize

44) Which of the following is an indirect tax? (e)a) Income Taxb) Corporate Taxc) Gift Taxd) Wealth Taxe) Service Tax

45) Wall Street is at? (c)a) Mumbaib) Singaporec) New Yorkd) Beijinge) Tokyo

46) The headquarters of World Bank is in? (d)a) Genevab) Tokyoc) Viennad) Washington DCe) None of these

47) What is the number of member countries of UNO?a) 27 (d)b) 28c) 153d) 192e) 187

48) Which of the following is an intergovernmental organization of central banks which "fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks? (c)a) IBRDb) IMF

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c) BISd) Federal Reservee) ADB

49) Who is Indra Nooyi? (c)a) CEO of Arcelor Mittalb) CEO of Coca Colac) CEO of Pepsicod) Chairman of RILe) Chairman of Reliance Group

50) The new deputy governor of RBI? (b)a) U.K.Sinhab) Anand Sinhac) C.Rangarajand) Vijay Kelkare) None of these

51) The Final match of Cricket World Cup 2011 was played in? (c)a) Chennaib) New Delhic) Mumbaid) Kolkatae) None of these

52) S.P.Sethuraman is asso ciated with? (b)a) Cricketb) Chessc) Badmintond) Footballe) None of these

53) The Laureus World Sportsman of the year for 2011 is ? (b)a) Roger Federerb) Rafael Nadalc) Kim Clijstersd) Sachin Tendulkar

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e) None of these

54) Consider the following? (e)A. International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket.B. Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is responsible for the organisation and governance of football's major international tournaments, most notably the FIFA World Cup.C. International Olympic Comm-ittee (IOC) organizes the modern Olympic Games held in Summer and Winter, every four years.D. International Hockey Federation (FIH), the global governing body for the sport of field hockey.E. Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federa-tions around the world and acts as the governing body of international chess competition.Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?a) A & B onlyb) B & C onlyc) C & D onlyd) D & E onlye) All of the above

55) What is the current rate of Repo Rate? (c)a) 6 %b) 6.5 %c) 6.75 %d) 7 %e) None of these

56) The Shivraj Patil Committee is on? (a)a) 2G Spectrum allocations b) Demolition of the Babri Masjidc)Commonwealth Games irregula-ritiesd) Gujarat Riotse) None of these

57) The Indian Railways has inaug-urated Indian first Green Railway Station at?a) Manwal (a)

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b) Udipic) Mangalored) Barodae) None of these

58) Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal headed by? (b)a) justice B.N.SriKrishnab) Justice Brijesh Kumarc) Justice KG Balakrishnand) Justice S.H. Kapadiae) Justice P.V.Reddy

59) Al Jazeera TV channel headquartered in? (b)a) Tehranb) Dohac) Riyadhd) Dubaie) None of these60) Who is the chairperson of National Green Tribunal, a special court environment issues? (a)a) Lokeshwar Singh Patna b) U.K.Sinhac) J.Hari Narayand) J.S.Sarmae) D.Subbarao61) Bad loans in banking terminology are generally known as? (c)a) CBSb) PLRc) NPAsd) CRRe) SLR62) XX Commonwealth Games 2014 will be held in? (d)a) Manchesterb) Melbournec) New Delhid) Glasgowe) None of these63) Asian Games-2014 will be held in? (b)a) Guangzhob) Incheon

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c) New Delhid) Jakartae) None of these64) Who is sworn in as Brazil's first woman president on January 1, 2011? (a)a) Dilma Rousseffb) Angel Merkelc) Ellen Johnson Sirleafd) Kamla Persad-Bissessar e) Julia Gillard65) The Prime Minister of Nepal? (b)a) Ram Baran Yadavb) Jhala Nath Khanalc) Pushpa Kamal Dahald) Aung San Suu Kyie) Susilo Bambang Yudho yono66) G-8 summit 2011 will be held in? (b)a) Canadab) Francec) Japand) Germanye) India67) United Nations declared the year 2011 as? (b)a) International Year of Potatob) International Year of Chemistryc) International Year of Fresh Waterd) International Year of Astronomye) International Year of Mountains68) The new chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)? (a)a) Sudhir Chandrab) S.S.Menonc) U.K.Sinhad) K.V.Kamate) None of these69) Which district of Kerala became the second totally electrified district in India?a) Palakkad (b)b) Thrissurc)Thiruvananthapuramd) Kottayame) Kozhikode70) Who is the United States's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan?a) Richard Holbrooke (b)

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b) Marc Grossmanc) Barack Obamad) Joe Bidene) Hillary Rodham Clinton71) "Standing My Ground" is the auto biography of ? (b)a) Kapil Devb) Mathew Haydenc) Steve Waughd) Andre Agassie) None of these72) The chairman of National Commission for Minorities (NCM)? (a)a) Wajahat Habibullahb) K G Balakrishnanc) Girija Vyasd) Vijay Kelkare) Veerappa Moily73) Who is U.K.Sinha? (a)a) Chairman of SEBIb) Chairman of IRDAc) Chairman of TRAId) Chairman of PFRDAe) Chairman of SBI74) Who are leading the "Giving Pledge" campaign that urges rich people to pledge at least half of their wealth to charity? (a)a) Bill Gates and Warren Buffetb) Sergey M. Brin and Lawrence E. Pagec) Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorseyd) Lakshmi Mittal and Sunil Mittale) Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani75) Which of the following pairing is wrong? (e)a) Novak Djokoveic - Serbia b) Andy Murray - Britainc) Kim Clijsters - Belgiumd) Daniel Nestor - Canada e) Bob Bryan - France76) Essam Sharaf has been appointed as Prime Minister of which among the following countries? (b)a) Afghanistanb) Egyptc) Maldivesd) Mauritiuse) None of these

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77) Which of the following serves as an apex financing agency for the institutions providing investm-ent and production credit for promoting various develop mental activities in rural areas? (d)a) SIDBIb) IDBIc) NHBd) NABARDe) EXIM Bank78) Which of the following is an independent financial institution aimed to aid the growth and development of micro, small and medium-scale enterprises in India?a) EXIM Bank (e)b) IFCIc) HDFCd) UTIe) SIDBI79) Economic Survey 2010-11 was presented by……… in Parliament on February 25, 2011? (c)a) RBI Governor D.Subbaraob) Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singhc) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjeed)Railway Minister Mamata Banerjeee) Loksabha Speaker Meira Kumar80) The State Bank of India (Amendment) Bill-2010, which was passed in the parliament in the later half of 2010, apart from other things, reduces the statutory minimum shareholding of the Central Government in the bank from _____to ______%. Which among the following set of figures fills the blank correctly? (b)a) 59, 51b) 55, 51c) 51, 50d) 50, 49e) None of these81) India's highest award for lifetime achievement in sports and games? (c)a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardb) Arjuna Awardc) Dhyan Chand Awardd) Dronacharya Awarde) Dadasaheb Phalke Award82) The second highest civilian award in the country? (b)a)Bharat Ratna b)Padma Vibhushanc) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

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d) Dadasaheb Phalke Award e) Param Vir Chakra83) "Andhra Bank" was founded in? (a)a) 1923b) 1935c)1955d) 1964e) 199484) The deputy chairman of Planning Commission? (a)a) Montek Singh Ahluwalia b)Manmohan Singhc) C.Rangarajand) D.Subbaraoe) S.S.Menon85) What is Tejas? (e)a) Anti-tank missileb) Intercontinental range ballistic missilec) Main battle tankd) Supersonic cruise missilee) Light Combat Aircraft